Our low-cost classes and workshops are led by established, progressive dance artists.
We are currently offering [Virtual] classes via Zoom on a Sliding Scale payment format or for FREE. [In-person] classes are available at a low cost.
COVID-19 Safety Guidelines at Movement Research
Please review our Covid Safety Protocols for in-person classes, workshops, and events.
- Movement Research offers [Virtual] and [In-person] classes.
- [In-person] classes are open-level. New to a movement class? Welcome! Please Review the class description and the faculty bio before class starts.
- Pre-registration is needed for [In-person] classes. All participants must comply with the latest Covid/19 safety protocols noted in class description.
- [Virtual] classes are held through Zoom. Review the MR Zoom Etiquette Guidelines posted on the class description before class begins.
- Automated closed captioning will be available for all [Virtual] classes and workshops held through Zoom.
Our Classes
Morning Classes
Morning Classes were once held everyday at 10am, but now happen throughout the week at various times of day. Classes offer the opportunity to experience an artist Faculty's movement practices, investigations, histories. Classes may include somatic, improvisation, and movement phrase exercises. If dance experience is recommended, it will be denoted on the class webpage.
[In-Person] Morning Class: Dancing, Grounding, TuningJennifer Nugent |
Tue & Thu, May 30 – Jun 15 | 10:00am–12:00pm |
[In-Person] Morning Class: Morning MovingVicky Shick |
Tue & Thu, Jun 20 – Jun 29 | 10:00am–12:00pm |
Physical Inquiry and Somatic Practices
A series of ongoing, weekly drop-in classes based in a variety of body practices, designed to expand one’s understanding and efficient use of the body. Classes are suitable for professional dancers and non-dancers alike.
[In-person] Pilates Mat Class for DancersJohanna S. Meyer |
Tue, Jan 3 – Jun 27 | 2:00pm–3:15pm |
[In-Person] Klein Technique™ / Movement ClassBarbara Mahler |
Fri, Jan 6 – Aug 25 | 10:00am–12:00pm |
[Virtual] Topf Technique /Dynamic Anatomy®Jaime Ortega |
Tue, Jan 10 – Jun 27 | 1:00pm–2:30pm |
[Virtual] BodyMind Dancing™Martha Eddy, Sherry Greenspan, Stephanie Tack |
Mon, Jan 30 – Jun 26 | 6:00pm–7:00pm |
[Virtual] Klein Technique™/Stretch & PlacementBarbara Mahler |
Thu, Feb 2 – Jun 29 | 1:00pm–2:30pm |
[In-Person] Alexander TechniqueEmily Faulkner |
Wed, Jun 7 – Jun 28 | 2:00pm–3:45pm |
[In-Person] Feldenkrais®Tasha Taylor |
Wed, Jun 14 – Jul 26 | 12:30pm–2:00pm |
Trisha Brown Dance Company Class
Movement Research partners with the Trisha Brown Dance Company to host a $16 in-person weekly Company Class taught by a rotating cast of current and former company members.
Dark Room Ballet
Hosted by Movement Research, Dark Room Ballet is taught by Krishna Washburn and designed specifically for the educational needs of blind and visually impaired people.
Click to learn about upcoming classes:
[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Open Level Class
[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Introductory Level Class
[Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Open Level ClassKrishna Washburn, Alejandra Ospina |
Mon, Jan 2 – Aug 21 | 8:00pm–9:30pm |
[Virtual] Audio Description for Dance: Summer WorkshopsKrishna Washburn, Alejandra Ospina |
Sat, Jul 8 – Aug 19 | 4:00pm–5:30pm |
Improvisational Forms
Movement Research hosts a variety of classes in improvisational forms. Weekly Contact Improvisation classes take place in the evenings at Eden's Expressway and Gibney Dance 280 Broadway. The Underscore, developed by Nancy Stark Smith, is held monthly at Eden's Expressway on every second Sunday and led by a rotating roster of Underscore Facilitators. On Saturday mornings, K.J. Holmes leads Athletics of Intimacy, which explores dancing through the improvisational lenses of somatics, contact improvisation, and perceptual composition.
The UnderscoreLuce Mahler, Underscore Facilitators |
2:00pm–4:30pm | |
[In-Person] Global UnderscoreLuce Mahler, Underscore Facilitators |
Sat Jun 24 | 10:00am–2:00pm |
Our Workshops
Workshops
Workshops assist the pursuit of deeper levels of exploration into new dance processes, techniques, and ways of thinking and working, for faculty and students alike. Workshops are scheduled during MELT (Summer and Winter Intensives), in conjunction with the Movement Research Festival and at various times throughout the year.
[In-Person] FUNKitUp, A Conscious Meta-Physical PracticeJohnnie Cruise Mercer/TheREDprojectNYC |
Sat Jun 17 | 1:00pm–2:30pm |
[Virtual] What/When/Is There Time to Dance?André Lepecki |
3:00pm–5:00pm |
MELT
MELT
Movement Research’s Winter and Summer intensives featuring the most innovative teachers and creators in dance today. Workshops include technique, composition, somatic practices, and improvisation as well as non-studio topics like lighting design, reading groups, and “movie” nights.
MELT Summer 2023 registration is OPEN!
[In-Person] Technique LaboratoryJoanna Kotze |
Jul 10 – Jul 14 | 10:00am–12:00pm |
[Virtual] On the Underside of Flesh: An Offering to Black FasciaJennifer Harge |
Jul 10 – Jul 14 | 11:00am–1:00pm |
[In-Person] Contact Improvisation as Basic and AdvancementK.J. Holmes |
Jul 10 – Jul 14 | 1:00pm–3:00pm |
[In-Person] Falling into Attunement: Let's Play!mayfield brooks |
Jul 10 – Jul 14 | 3:30pm–5:30pm |
[Virtual] Devising a LabyrinthFana Fraser |
Jul 17 – Jul 21 | 10:00am–12:00pm |
[In-Person] Morning DanceVicky Shick |
Jul 17 – Jul 21 | 10:00am–12:00pm |
[In-person] Klein Technique™: Understanding how we Move, as we MoveBarbara Mahler |
Jul 17 – Jul 21 | 1:00pm–3:00pm |
[In-Person] A Spell for Utopialuciana achugar |
Jul 17 – Jul 21 | 3:30pm–5:30pm |
[In-Person] Alexander TechniqueFabio Tavares |
Jul 24 – Jul 28 | 10:00am–12:00pm |
[In-Person] Moving AlchemySara Shelton Mann |
Jul 24 – Jul 28 | 1:00pm–4:00pm |
[Virtual] Crip/Mad Archive DancesPetra Kuppers |
Jul 26 – Jul 28 | 11:30am–1:00pm |
[In-Person] Spirals - Choreographic Warm-up and Training for DanceIrene Dowd |
Jul 31 – Aug 4 | 10:00am–12:00pm |
[Virtual] Consensual Fault Lines or Glitch in the Crossroads, Phase 2 or Soggy Cereal-as-PraxisEstrellx Supernova |
Jul 31 – Aug 4 | 11:00am–2:00pm |
[In-Person] Somatic Astrology for AbolitionJ. Bouey |
Jul 31 – Aug 4 | 1:00pm–3:00pm |
[In-Person] Mean MovesTere O'Connor |
Jul 31 – Aug 4 | 3:30pm–5:30pm |
Locations
Our classes and workshops are located in a variety of studio spaces across New York.